Tongue-supporting means



Sept. 9 1924. I 1,507,627

0. SCHUPPERT TONGUE SUPPORTING MEANS 7 Filed Jan. 22, 1923 V/V AV i Q I0H0 Jump arr).

WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

UNITED sures OTTO sonurrna'r, or ARRING'10N, KANSAS.

TONGU Iii-SUPPORTING MEANS.

Application filed January 22, 1923.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO SGHUPPERT, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Arrington, in the county ofAtchison and State of Kansas, have invented. new and useful Improvementsin Tongue-Supporting Means, of which the following is a specification.

The principal object of this invention is to take the weight of a wagontongue or the like off the horses neck by providing spring supportingmeans for the rear end of the tongue. I

Another object of the invention is to make the tension of the springmeans adjustable.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of theseveral parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim. i

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a plan view of a portion of a wagon showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 1.

In these views 1 indicates the front part of a wagon and 2 the tonguethereof which is connected with the wagon in the usual manner. Incarrying out the invention I place a bracket 3 on the rear end of thetongue and connect therewith the middle Serial No. 614,280.

link of a chain a which has its ends connected with the coil springs 5.The other It will thus be seen that the springs can be adjusted toprevent the front end of the tongue from dropping to a position whereits, weight will be carried by the horses neck.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention Will be readily apparent.

I desire it to{ be understood that I may make changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

What I claim is i In combination with ahorse drawn agri culturalimplement, its axle and its tongue, means for relieving the horses fromthe weight of the tongue comprising a pair of brackets connected withthe. front face of the axle, one at each side of the inner end of thetongue and below the level of the tongue, an eye bolt carried by eachbracket,

a spring having one end connected with the eye of each bolt, a chainconnecting the inner ends of the springs together and a hook-shapedbracket on the inner end of the tongue and on the top face thereofengaging the middle link of the chain.

. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

OTTO SCHUPPERT.

